State police bomb squad called to Bay County pawn shop when woman brings in grenade

MONITOR TOWNSHIP, MI — A woman walking into a Monitor Township pawn shop spurred the Michigan State Police bomb squad into action, though the potential explosive turned out to be a dud.

About 2 p.m. on Wednesday, May 22, a woman entered Golden Tree Pawn Shop, 1570 S. Euclid Ave., and attempted to hock a grenade, said Bay County Sheriff John E. Miller. Staff at the business called police.

The bomb squad responded and determined the grenade was inert, meaning it could not detonate, Miller said.

By 2:40 p.m., police were no longer at the scene and business appeared to functioning normally at the pawn shop. Staff there declined to comment on the situation.